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Panzer Dragoon Mini

Publisher

SEGA

Developer

Unknown

Platform

Sega Game Gear

Genre

Rail Shooter

Year of Release

1996 (Japan Only)

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Spin-Off Game

The Game Gear game Panzer Dragoon Mini was never released outside of Japan. It was released in Japan in 1996. Panzer Dragoon Mini is essentially a spin-off game, rather than a part of the main series: it has simple 8-bit rail shooter gameplay, cartoon-like visuals (rather than the traditional Panzer Dragoon style), enemy designs and background tunes borrowed from the first Panzer Dragoon game and Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. It features no storyline.

Panzer Dragoon creator Yukio Futatsugi confirmed in an interview with 1up.com that he had no involvement with Panzer Dragoon Mini besides approving the packaging; other aspects of the game’s development were handled by Sega of America.1